Word: proportionately
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The problem of absenteeism is admittedly serious. But its solution will come with improvement of workers' living conditions and environments. Labor must live as well as work. While some absenteeism is inexcusable, this small proportion is negligible and no rational cause for vitriolic attacks on workers. Neither threatening workers with...
In February's short working month the U.S. produced 5,500 military aircraft. The proportion of combat craft among them had grown to 65% from the 50% of last summer. The proportion of four-motored bombers in the total had undoubtedly grown, too.
Britons pointed out that the 12.000,000 lost man-hours represented just one-fiftieth of 1% of total man-hours worked, or one half-hour's work lost per worker during the year. Said a Labour Ministry spokesman: "Though this proportion is infinitesimally small, it is still looked on...
Dr. Warren Cooksey, technical supervisor of Detroit's blood bank, thought the red blood cells should be saved if possible-they are the material needed in a large proportion of hospital transfusions (e.g., anemia), are ordinarily given to patients in whole blood purchased from professional donors at $25 a...
"Superstition comes from ignorance or fear. . . . During wartime superstition leaps sky-high in popularity. During danger periods, medals receive attention all out of proportion to their value. So the service men are being weighed down with medals and good luck charms (too often put in the same class). Department stores...